EncourageMama

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Hey Y'all, with it being running season, with so many races coming up in all parts of the country I thought I would share a half marathon schedule I made for a family member.

I would recommend this for the beginner but
not a complete “non exerciser".

This schedule has 4 days of running and 1-2 days off and 1-2 days of cross training.

I have seen schedules that only include 3 days of running and to me that does not seem like enough cardiovascular and sport specific training to enjoy the race and decrease chances of injury, so I like at least 4 days of running. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, enjoy!

*check with your doctor to make sure you are healthy enough to run a half marathon prior to starting

Thursday, January 28, 2016

For some reason dinner stresses me out. Lunch sometimes does too but I can usually throw together something decent. I feel like as a SAHM I should be able to manage dinner, you know? Get started early, have it ready when its dinner time, it should be delicious and healthy and I could have the dishes done before bed time. BahahahhaUnfortunately life gets in the way.Example of why dinner time is stressful:#1: My 1 year old is hungry around 5 pm, my husband is not home at 5 pm#2: My preschooler loves raw vegetable, my 1 year old cant eat hard veggies yet#3: I enjoy spice, I have kids that don't love strong flavors or spicy foods#4: I think we are fairly healthy eaters, and I'm trying to keep us that waySo as you can see, the time we eat, what we eat, how we eat just puts me in a place of UGH about dinner, even thought I love to cook and I'm a SAHM (most of the time).So I decided to try a month long meal plan and I want to share.
So heres the plan and the steps to get to your own if it sounds like something you'd like to try to make your life simpler. (Instructions at the end)

4.If you have a “we do pizza every Friday” or
something you will not need list 31 meals

5.Also if you tend to have left overs in the
fridge, we do because ½ of our eaters are little people, then you can take that
into account as well and have a day for left overs (Americans waste a ton of
food and designating a day to left overs could help you not waste and save some
$)

6.Check your “Go To” websites and blogs for the
rest of the meals, think easy and inexpensive (if you’re into that sort of
thing)

7.Break the list into 4 weeks and rearrange if
necessary, such as, if you have 3 fish dinners in one week and none in another
week cut and paste to make each week have one fish, and one meatless dinner.
Obviously if you are vegetarian or don’t eat red meat adjust accordingly.

8.Add weekdays and make adjustments for your
schedule, if you know Tuesdays are a super busy day then make that your left
overs day

9.Add easy sides such as salad, rice or corn on
the cob. I googled some sides, such as “what goes good with pork chops”10.Once
things make sense for your schedule start the store list on the bottom of the
menu. I’m trying out a 2 week list but may end up doing weekly bc we go to the
store quite often.

11.Break
down each day on the menu and the main ingredients or the ingredients that aren't regularly in your pantry, I had to go into allrecipes.com
and make sure I “favorited” each dinner that was not in my memory or personal
recipes so I know where to find it quickly.

12.Use
M,T,W,R,F,S,Su. for the week to make sure you are not forgetting any major
items on your store list